Exhibition: BLAK. Forced Into Images
Families in blackface, children in masks and a clown figure adorned with feathers: six influential, committed artists show in the photo and video artworks in the exhibition BLAK. Forced into images (2014-2015) to see poignant, stimulating but also humorous images. All six artists mock a distorted image that is imposed on them based on their appearance, gender or Aboriginal origins.
How are you seen in a world where boundaries seem to be disappearing and concepts such as nationality and ethnicity are becoming increasingly blurred? Is your identity shaped by origins, upbringing and skin color? In BLAK. Forced into images also raises the question of how this relates to discrimination and racism in Australia, issues that also lead to heated discussions in Europe. The artists draw existing images of themselves into the absurd or turn them around: how do you view the images they present?
Participating artists
Fiona Foley,
Christian Thompson,
Destiny Deacon,
Richard Bell,
Bindi Cole,
Michael Riley.
The exhibition BLAK. Forced into images is curated by George Petitjean.
Fiona Foley, HHH (Hedonistic Honky Haters). Collection Aboriginal Art Museum Utrecht
Location
Aboriginal Art Museum Utrecht (NL)
12 October 2014 t/m 4 January 2015
Contemporary Aboriginal art /
Network
Richard Bell
Artist, Activist
Bindi Cole
artist, photographer, curator and writer
Fiona Foley
Artist, Curator
Christian Thompson
Artist
